Mrs Tawny Owl

Quote sent, if it doesn't arrive give me a ring and we'll work out where it went. Sue PS sent by email that is.

Happy to say that after sorting out other bits and pieces and possible clashes we can come this year. I have just booked into the travellodge for the 30th. We won't be staying to see in the new year with you, but are looking forward to seeing everyone. We must have more banters! Sue

True, but then Shardlow is probably 3 to 4 days from our mooring so we might just get to Kneadby in a weeks holiday, then we can't go any further north, and we'd have to leave her there till we could manage another weeks holiday. This is why we decided not to worry about a go anywhere boat. That and the fact we wanted her as a holiday boat to go with friends and their children. 12 berths was more important to us than being able to do the northern canals! We don't regret it at all, and when we finally retire we can either change her for a smaller boat to do the northern canals, or even hire a boat to do them. Sue

In that case we have a proper boat, and of course one with 2 proper loo's both pump outs Sue

They no longer exist, I took over from Peter July 2015 for the Lister spares business. I'm afraid I don't have those bots for a PRM. Sue

That's your job

It's Autumn, the most likely cause is leaves round the prop which drop off when you go into reverse for a while. Deceptive because when you go down the weed hatch all the evidence has disappeared! When Richard brought the boat back after we bought her this caused him no end of problems. We'd never been boating in November before, and in some locks he just couldn't get any forward movement, he'd bow haul her out, but when he checked the weed hatch the prop was clear, and then she'd be fine until the next lock, which was where the leaves had been piled up in the wind. A couple of years ago we followed a hire boat through Braunston Tunnel. It was getting slower and slower and throwing out black smoke. when we caught up with them at the next lock they'd had to go into reverse to stop so all was fine again. we did tell them what the cause of the slowing down was. They hadn't been boating that time of year before either. Sue